Fact · Speech recognition
0.016US dollars per minute
Google Cloud lists Speech-to-Text V2 standard recognition at $0.016 per minute for the first 500,000 minutes each month.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Recognition (sku:3099-B70F-0949) Standard 0 minute to 500,000 minute $0.016 / 1 minute, per 1 month / account”
Speech-to-Text pricing (Google Cloud), Google Cloud, 2026, Speech-to-Text V2 API price table, standard recognition models.
Open the original- What it measures
- The rate applies to minutes of audio processed per month for the V2 API. Volume tiers lower the price per minute at higher usage.
- What it does not show
- List price before consumption-model discounts. Read on 2026-10-17.
Source
Used to calculate
- The same 2,520 monthly minutes cost about 40.32 US dollars a month at Google's standard rate of 0.016 dollars per minute.
- At Google's standard rate for its first 500,000 minutes each month, one hour of audio costs about 0.96 US dollars.
- At Google's V2 standard list price, one hour of audio costs about $0.96 before any volume discount.
- At the first-tier V2 standard list price, one hour of audio costs about $0.96.